Creating digital papers is one of my favorite things to do and I’ve been fortunate to be able to build a business around it. I started designing digital papers in 2011 when I first opened an Etsy store.
I’ve long moved on from Etsy, and now teach thousands of women how to design their own papers and sell what they create, but I still love designing digital papers.
It’s relaxing, helps me jumpstart my creativity if I’m feeling stuck, and has become sort of a meditative process. Plus, it’s just plain fun.
Digital Papers for Days
I really love vintage styles and the older, crinklier, and distressed the better. I also love bright colors and tend to marry the two in my work.
I got interested in designing digital papers when I stumbled upon digital scrapbooking way back when. It really caught my attention and I wanted to know how to use Photoshop to create these magical squares of so-called ‘paper’.
I create my papers in Photoshop and usually start with planning out what color scheme I want to use.
From there, I don’t have much of a plan other than just to have fun and see where my creativity will take me.
I like to give my papers a worn feel as if they were discovered in an old truck long forgotten in an attic.
I share more on creating digital papers, in the FREE Papermaker Challenge where you’ll get 14 free digital papers and a video.
Here’s what we’re covering in the video:
- Ways to use digital papers;
- Creating with papers for personal projects and using them on products to sell;
- Four types of digital papers;
- My favorite color palette resources;
- Different types of design software & so much more!
